School district accepting applications for board seat

With past Blaine school board member Laura McKinney resigning December 14, the board is accepting letters of interest from community members interested in filling the vacancy. The submission deadline is 4 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2022.

The board needs to appoint a representative to fill McKinney’s director district 5 seat, which includes Semiahmoo, north Birch Bay neighborhoods and Blaine neighborhoods south of the railroad tracks, by March 4, 2022. The representative must reside in the newly approved district 5 boundaries, adopted in the December 14 regular board meeting, be a U.S. citizen and registered voter, according to a Blaine school district news release. 

The letter of interest should be addressed to the board of directors and should describe the candidate’s interest in serving on the board, including any prior experience, qualifying factors and their goals as a potential board member. Letters can be submitted by email to comments@blainesd.org or in hard copy to the district at 765 H Street.

The board will interview candidates and vote on the appointment of a new director to serve until the next candidate is voted on in the November 2023 election. The appointed director and other interested candidates may then run for final two years of the four-year term. McKinney was just reelected to serve her second term on the board in November 2021. 

The school board will host an informational meeting Wednesday, January 19, 2022 for those interested in learning more about service on the board. Questions can be directed to the superintendent’s administrative assistant, Tina Padilla, at 360/332-0711.